amitriptyline lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
• Tricyclic antidepressant with anticholinergic and sedative properties. It appears to prevent the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin at nerve terminals, thus potentiating the action of these neurotransmitters. Amitriptyline also appears to antagonize cholinergic and alpha-1 adrenergic responses to bioactive amines.